Global InformationMangaonoho railway station information
Mangaonoho railway station | |||||||||||
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 Mangaonoho station on 1979 map | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | New Zealand | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°52′45″S 175°39′47″E / 39.879220°S 175.663190°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 257 m (843 ft) | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | North Island Main Trunk | ||||||||||
| Distance | Wellington 216.04 km (134.24 mi) | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 14 April 1893 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 31 January 1982 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | June 1988 | ||||||||||
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Mangaonoho railway station was a station on the North Island Main Trunk in New Zealand.[1][2] For almost a decade, from 1893 to 1902, Mangaonoho was important as the northern terminus of the NIMT's southern section; even a refreshment room was planned.[3] The route north was delayed by construction of major viaducts, the first being Makōhine. To build Makōhine a railway workshop was set up just north of Mangaonoho. Unlike many other NIMT construction camps, Mangaonoho gradually declined after the line was completed. By 1911 the population was down to 167.[4] Decline continued, with removal of the stockyards in 1973[3] and closure in 1982.[5] There is now only a single line through the former station site.[6]
The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "the stream of Noho" for Mangaonoho.[7]
- ^ New Zealand Railway and Tramway Atlas (First ed.). Quail Map Co. 1965. pp. 3 & 4.
- ^ Pierre, Bill (1981). North Island Main Trunk. Wellington: A.H&A.W Reed. pp. 289–290. ISBN 0589013165.
- ^ a b "Stations" (PDF). NZR Rolling Stock Lists. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ^ "Report on the results of a census of the Dominion of New Zealand, taken for the night of the 2nd April, 1911".
- ^ Scoble, Juliet. "Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations in New Zealand 1863 to 2010" (PDF). Rail Heritage Trust of New Zealand.
- ^ "92 Kie Kie Rd". Google Maps. June 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ^ "1000 Māori place names". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 6 August 2019.